Israel & Overseas

Editor’s Note: Rachel Peters traveled to Ukraine in May 2019 along with six other Susan and Mark Sisisky JDC Global Enrichment Fund Fellows. The...

 By Skip Kozakewicz, Reflector Editor Ephraim Seidman and his wife, Bunny Wilks, have devoted many years to raising guide dogs, and have a long and...

Partnership2Gether Fellows Red Sofa Series Unconscious Biases and Stereotypes Sunday, March 27 1:00 PM | Zoom P2G Fellows are hosting Hani Zisman & Yael Leibowitz about Glass Walls -...

Editor’s note: Two Richmond community leaders - Josh Goldberg and Robyn Galpern - traveled to Israel in late March as part of a Jewish...

Key Facts About Israel Flag The colors blue and white were chosen according to the colors of the ‘Tallit’ – the Jewish prayer shawl. The Star...

Editor’s Note: During the Ukraine Crisis, the JDC has distributed weekly emergency bulletins providing an ‘insider’s update” on current developments. This one from early...

Flag The colors blue and white were chosen according to the colors of the ‘Tallit’ – the Jewish prayer shawl. The Star of David appearing...

By Conor Shapiro I had the pleasure of participating in the 4th Partnership2Gether’s Leadership2Gether (L2G) cohort where I was paired with an engaging Israeli named...

Editor’s Note: As part of our Federation's Partnership2Gether (P2G) initiative, members of the Richmond Jewish community – Melissa Brownstein, Marvin Daniel, Josh Goldberg, Seth...

Editor's note. The Reflector spoke with Richmonder Stacie Stufflebeam recently about her three sons serving as Lone Soldiers with the IDF.  Several other Richmond...